Cotton-chopper.



PATBNTED MAY 21, 1907.

1). A. CABLE.

COTTON OHOPPER. APPLIOATIONPILEDDOT. 1, 1906:

F v INVENTO/e.

' ATTORNEYS W1 TNESSES:

DANIEL A. CABLE, OF BONAMI, LOUISIANA.

COTTON-CHOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1907.

A li ation fired Octoberl, 1906. SerialNo. 336,895.

To (LU whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL A. CABLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bonami, in the parish of Calcasieu and State of Louisiana,have invented a new and useful Cotton-Chopper, of which the following isa specification.

This invention has relation to cotton choppers or thinning plows and itconsists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts ashereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and durable means forthinning-cotton and other plants. It consists primarily of an archmember which is adapted to straddie the row of plants and which isattached to the lower end of a shaft, the upper end of which is providedwith a hand wheel. The said shaft is suitably journaled to the aXle and.beam of the implement. The said arch member is provided with horizontalportions to which are adjustably attached cutting blades, the saidblades being capable of lateral adjustment also. The said arch member ismounted upon a pair of ground wheels and the said wheels and cuttingblades oper- 7 ate upon opposite sides of the row of plants.

.may slide longitudinally therein.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a top plan view of the cottonthinning implement. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, and Fig. 3is a vertical sectional view of the same.

The rear end of the beam 1 is provided with the bearing 2, and the sideof the axle 3 is provided with a bearing 4 The shaft 5 is journaled inthe said bearings 2 and 41 and The upper end of the said shaft 5 isprovided with a hand wheel 6, and the arch member 7 is rigidly bolted tothe lower end of the said shaft 5. j i

The arch member 7 is made up of two metallic pieces 8 and 9. Said piecesare fixed with relation to each other and are parallel, the piece 9 islocated under and within the piece 8. The said pieces are spaced apartat their vertical sides and the ground wheels 10 are journaled betweenthe spaced portions of the said pieces. The lower ends of the pieces 8and 9 are horizontally disposed and the blocks 11 are located betweenthe said horizontal portion of the said pieces and are adapted to beadjusted longitudinally thereof. The bolt 12 serves as a securing meansfor the block 11 and the pin 13 passes through perforations in thehorizontal portions of the pieces- 8 and 9 and also through the block11. The pin 13 is preferably of wood or other comparatively fragilematerial.

The standards 14 depend from the blocks 11 and the blades 15 are boltedto the lower ends of the said standards, the said blades having a seriesof perforations whereby they may be adjusted laterally. The arch mem ber7 is adapted to straddle the rows of plants and the operator by turningthe shaft 5 works the blades 15 in and out among the plants as theimplement passes over the ground, and thus the objectionable plants arecut out. i

In addition to having the hand wheel 6 for the purpose of turning theshaft the operator may rest his feet upon the top .of the arch member 7at opposite sides of the shaft 5 and thus use his feet partially orentirely for moving the blades.

Should the blades strike an obstruction such as a root or rock, the pins13 will snap and thus the blades may swing to the rear, the blocks 11turning upon the bolts 12 and pass over the obstruction, withoutthrowing the implement out of its line oftravel.

Having described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is i 1. A cutting implement comprising a shaftjournaled for rotation, an arch member car ried by the shaft, groundwheels journaled to the arch member, and cutting blades attached to thearch member in advance of the ground wheels.

2. A cutting implement comprising a journaled shaft, an arch memberattached thereto, ground wheels supporting said arch member, said archmember having horizontallydisposed portions, and cutting blades mountedupon said horizontal portions and being adjustable longitudinallythereof.

3. A cutting implement comprising a j our- .naled shaft, an arch memberattached thereto, ground wheels supporting said arch member, said archmember having horizontal portions, blocks adjustably attached to saidhorizontal portions, and laterally adjustable cutting blades carried bysaid blocks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses:

DANIEL A. CABLE.

Witnesses:

O. D. KENESSON, O. A. YAnBono.

